The once dominant batter is experiencing a Groundhog Day which suggests a mind that is tired of finding solutions
Virat Kohli walks off the field after being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood on day three of the third Test at the Gabba.Virat Kohli walks off the field after being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood on day three of the third Test at the Gabba.little over a decade ago, cricket writing became all about the Fab Four. Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, each starting to flourish as Test batters, each clearly the future for their respective national teams.
Joe Root, who a couple of years ago was drifting behind the others and in danger of having his membership revoked, has made six tons this year and streaked to the lead with 36. His most recent came 10 days ago in Wellington, and at the moment of writing he has plenty of time to add another in the fourth innings at Hamilton with New Zealand more than 600 in the lead.
So it was again: the wander across the crease, the ball’s line an imaginary third set of stumps wider than the wooden ones in the ground, and yet Kohli feeling for it with his score on three. A drive without conviction, little foot movement, an inevitable nick from a bat angled outwards, held so far from the body that it might have been a noxious nappy bag.
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